Triangle Butterflyfish (species: Chaetodon triangulum) in Lady Elliot Island (Gaia Guide)
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Chaetodon triangulum
Triangle Butterflyfish


©Ahmed Abdul Rahman: Triangle Butterflyfish (Chaetodon triangulum)

©John E. Randall: Triangle Butterflyfish (Chaetodon triangulum)

©Malcolm Browne: Triangle Butterflyfish (Chaetodon triangulum), Maldives

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Chaetodontidae
Genus Chaetodon
Species Chaetodon triangulum

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 16 cm (Total Length)

Depth range

  • From 1 m to 25 m

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Inhabit lagoon and seaward reefs (FishBase). Found in the Indian Ocean from Madagascar to the Andaman Sea and also found in the western sector of the Indonesian Archipelago (FishBase).

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